I trust my sources and consider it a gross betrayal of a beloved companion animal to subject it to such terror and inhumane death.
I have nothing against the humane euthanasia of even a healthy horse if the alternative is for it to be abandonded to a slow death. But I will never advocate for horses being sent to slaughter.
It is a shameful fate for an animal that has served us so well.
We agree more than disagree.
I would never subject my beloved dog to a cruel or inhumane death, I’d shoot her first.
And horses are companion animals and deserve our respect. However, in the world we live in neither of these animals get it sometimes, and many suffer from neglect and abuse. Letting a horse being let starve to death, etc., is a lot less enticing if you could get money for taking it to slaughter.
The American Veterinary Association and many others approved of the methods used in legitimate slaughterhouses in the U.S., in fact would inspect them. The horses don’t have that in Mexico. Their fate is much grimmer after the animal rights HSUS got involved.